Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Science

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 13 Sep 2026

09/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 442
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:46:57

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. GBH (2 shows)
5. PodcastOne (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Simplecast (14 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. PRX (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1332Megaphone
58
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience625Simplecast
48
4Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience17Megaphone
58
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience531Simplecast
63
6Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1401Simplecast
63
7Podcast StarTalk RadioStarTalk RadioNeil deGrasse TysonScience1129Simplecast
68
8Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience60Simplecast
73
9Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience192Libsyn
62
10Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience499Spotify for Podcasters
28
11Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
12Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1556Simplecast
58
13Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience337Simplecast
63
14Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
15Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience466Megaphone
63
16Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience360Simplecast
58
17Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience28ART19
73
18Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
19Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience302Omny Studio
62
20Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience88Megaphone
83
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience366Megaphone
73
22Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience308Megaphone
53
23Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
24Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
25Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience443Libsyn
42
26Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience22PRX
69
27Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
28Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
29Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience333Acast
49
30Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science53Podbean
42
31Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience844Omny Studio
48
32Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
33Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience492Buzzsprout
42
34Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
35Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience7Simplecast
52
36Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
37Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience362Transistor
73
38Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
39Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
40Podcast ScienceSphereScienceSphereStephania MillsScience73Podigee
54
41Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience74PRX
59
42Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
43Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience45Podbean
62
44Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
45Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience40Unknown
89
46Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
47Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience441ART19
68
48Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1581Unknown
48
49Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
50Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
51Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
52Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience408Megaphone
48
53Podcast Albertans In Space PodcastAlbertans In Space PodcastAlbertans In Space PodcastScience21Acast
63
54Podcast The VPZD ShowThe VPZD ShowDrs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin DamaniaScience41Megaphone
69
55Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
56Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience32Simplecast
68
57Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
58Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience6Omny Studio
69
59Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
60Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
61Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience640Libsyn
58
62Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience262Omny Studio
63
63Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience56Spotify for Podcasters
68
64Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience559Spreaker
49
65Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience226Unknown
54
66Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience926Acast
43
67Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience364PRX
53
68Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
69Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
70Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience805Spreaker
54
71Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience379Audioboom
63
72Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
73Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
74Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience370Simplecast
48
75Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience419Libsyn
38
76Podcast Emergency Medicine Board BombsEmergency Medicine Board BombsEM Board BombsScience295Spotify for Podcasters
22
77Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
78Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
79Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science439Megaphone
62
80Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience732Megaphone
63
81Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
82Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Captivate
48
83Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1964Megaphone
32
84Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
85Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience85ART19
52
86Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience235Unknown
73
87Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science231Spotify for Podcasters
28
88Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience147Simplecast
58
89Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
90Podcast DeltaPi | دلتاپیDeltaPi | دلتاپیFarzad FakhrizadehSocial Sciences1N/A
N/A
91Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience624Spreaker
69
92Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience241Spreaker
53
93Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience466Megaphone
53
94Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience412Libsyn
37
95Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience333Buzzsprout
52
96Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
97Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience73PRX
79
98Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
99Podcast From Our Neurons to YoursFrom Our Neurons to YoursWu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas WeilerScience86Buzzsprout
72
100Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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